This post from our Coaches Series was written by Justin James, Assistant Coach at University of California, San Diego. He took over there in January 2017, having coached the previous two seasons at Point Loma Nazarene University. I took over the pitching staff at UC San Diego in early January 2017....
Part of my responsibility for Driveline Baseball is not only to write weekly blog posts, but also to serve as a resource for the Driveline-U program. The Driveline-U program gives me the unique opportunity to work with many athletes, in addition to the several hundred that I work with at a daily bas...
We get this question a lot – what the heck is the difference between PlyoCare Balls and Elite Weighted Baseballs? Is there a difference? In fact, they are pretty substantially different. PlyoCare Balls The soft-covered PlyoCare balls are primarily meant for submaximal throwing and for constrai...
Hayden Grove conducted a great interview with Trevor Bauer of the Cleveland Indians discussing pitching mechanics at a very in-depth level, including linear distraction, torso stacking and the elbow spiral for pitchers. I have to give Hayden some props; most beat writers wouldn’t dare to try t...
The National Pitching Association (NPA) has promoted their $435 Velocity Plus throwing program, which gets you this set of equipment: From what I can tell, you get: A sock (“velocity towel”) Two sand-filled Pilates balls ($20 total on Amazon) Four weighted baseballs ($40 total on Amazon...
This is Joe Marsh in 2008, pitching for his alma mater – Campolindo HS. Campolindo HS has been a perennial powerhouse in the national high school baseball rankings for years. This would lead you to believe that Joe was some sort of elite pitcher throwing gas from the mound and taking the ball...
UPDATE: How do I get started training with weighted baseballs? Be sure to get the Free Weighted Baseball Program on our site–it’s a simple 8-week year-round starter program! At Driveline Baseball, we constantly test training and recovery implements for our pitchers. Most won’t surp...
